Your kidneys are two bean-shaped organs located just below the ribcage. Healthy kidneys work hard to filter your blood by removing waste, toxins, and excess water to produce urine. When there is a ...

For over a decade, Ruth has written for multiple outlets providing patient education, including Health. She has written for health student education companies, collaborating on an anatomy textbook ...

Pain related symptoms of kidney problems: Our kidneys are vital, fist-sized, bean-shaped organs that sit on either side of the spine, just below the rib cage. Their primary function is to filter waste ...

Symptoms of kidney stones: If you are feeling pain on one side of your back or your lower abdomen, it is possible that the stone is starting to move down inside the kidney (Image: Canva) Kidney stones ...

Back pain is common after an injury or muscle strain, during pregnancy, or if you have poor posture. Pain that feels deep in your back and happens in waves may actually come from your kidneys. Kidney ...

Many benign kidney tumors don’t cause symptoms. But when symptoms do occur, they can include blood in the urine and pain in the lower back or between the ribs and hips. Benign kidney tumors are ...

Chronic pain is a common challenge when you have autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). But there are many treatment options to help you manage your pain and other symptoms so you can ...

COVID-19 can cause a variety of different symptoms. However, when you think of COVID-19 symptoms, kidney pain probably isn’t one of them. While it’s possible for COVID-19 to cause kidney damage, this ...

Frequent health examinations and screening for people who discovers the symptoms on the early state, which helps to prevent ...

Justin Pham was 30 years old when he was told his kidney function had declined to the point that the organs could no longer function on their own. Now aged 32, the entrepreneur is sharing his story to ...

Actress Christina Applegate, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) and hosts the MeSsy podcast with fellow MS advocate Jamie Lynn Sigler, recently revealed she was hospitalized for a kidney ...